10 Sep 2019
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Welcoming the Stranger in our Midst
Author: Anne Weiher Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unaware. Hebrews 13:2 The WISE covenant adopted by our church in 2012 says we will be welcoming, inclusive, supportive,...
3 Sep 2019
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The Journey and the Destination
Author: Rev. Pedro S. Silva II I have seen something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise or wealth to the brilliant or favor to...
27 Aug 2019
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Practicing Reconciliation
Author: Diana Shellenberger “In Christ, God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.” 2 Corinthians 5:18-19 Though conflict is an...
20 Aug 2019
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With a Love Like This
Author: Larry Dansky Even after all this time the sun never says to the earth, "You owe me." Look what happens with a love like that— it lights the whole world. "The Sun Never Says" by Hafiz You hold open the...
19 Jul 2019
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Changing My Expectations
Author: Larry Dansky Persons appear to us according to the light we throw upon them from our own minds. -Laura Ingalls Wilder As we all know, we can’t control anyone else’s behavior, and we can’t make another person want to or...
16 Jul 2019
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I Am Who I Am
Author: John Bisceglia God said to Moses “I am who I am” Exodus 3:14 God’s name is not a title but a statement of fact; in our search for the divine, it comes down to the very question of existence of our self and then the...
9 Jul 2019
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Let’s Take a Walk
Author: Carolyn Gard Before you judge people, walk a mile in their shoes. The high school I went to was 70% Jewish, 10% Catholic, and 20% Protestant. While we were friendly with the Jewish kids, we never really became friends. In...
2 Jul 2019
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A Healing Presence
Author: Ed Hall “Do to others what you would have them do unto you.” Matthew 7:12 Indeed, life is hard particularly when coping with loss. A challenge to each of us when striving to be consoling and comforting is to realize...